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Plex has traditionally required a dedicated, always-on PC or NAS to run its server component while a player app on a separate device handles the front end. In an effort to make the service more accessible to mainstream users, Plex…

As streaming media sources have become increasingly popular, so have devices that bring Netflix and more to our television screens. Now our TVs, Blu-ray players, and game consoles can all stream online video. With so many options, is it worth buying a Roku or other…

A long requested feature has finally come to Netflix. Today the company announced that it’s launching offline playback for “many of your favorite streaming series and movies.” For now that includes original series like Narcos and Stranger Things, but also…

AT&T provided new details regarding upcoming streaming television service DirecTV at a press event in New York City. Here’s everything you need to know about DirecTV Now – and two other streaming products – ahead of the November 30 launch.
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AT&T has been teasing its upcoming standalone DirecTV streaming service for the last few months, and today the company’s CEO Randall Stephenson revealed some key details: it is coming next month and will include upwards of 100 channels for $35…

Netflix stock soared close to 20% this afternoon after the company reported quarterly earnings and subscriber growth that easily topped analysts' expectations. All in all, the streaming giant took in a record $2.15 billion in revenue, up 36 percent over…

Netflix has signed a deal with upscale theater-chain iPic Entertainment to simultaneously screen its original movies in theaters the same day that they appear on the streaming service. This isn’t Netflix’s first experiment with showing its original movies in theaters,…

One of the main incentives for cutting the cord is to avoid paying for a lot of bundled channels that you don’t care about. But as fragmented as the streaming market is, subscribing to a bunch of different services to…

Plex is the go-to option for streaming from your own media library to pretty much any device that has a screen or can hook up to one. The service has traditionally required a dedicated, always-on PC to run its server…

Roku has officially announced its revamped lineup of streaming devices following several leaks in recent weeks. As expected, there are as many as five streaming devices, with the company aiming for every bracket on the market while driving prices down…

Apple has added another experienced executive to its leadership team with the hire of Peter Stern, a former chief product, people and strategy officer at Time Warner Cable. Stern parted ways with the cable provider earlier this year after it…

Netflix really hates data caps. In their eyes, any barriers that restrict their customers from streaming loads of TV shows and movies should be removed, which is why the company has asked the Federal Communications Commission to ban data caps…

AT&T is now giving DirecTV subscribers (and vice-versa) yet another reason to subscribe to both services. The latest version of the DirecTV iPhone app now exempts video from the satellite provider meaning AT&T subscribers can watch as much television as…

Plex is the go-to option for streaming from your own media library to pretty much any device that has a screen or can hook up to one. Now, the popular software is getting even more cord-cutter friendly with the addition…

Sony’s PlayStation Now game streaming service made the jump to PCs in parts of Europe last week and now it’s gone live in the US as well. The service is something akin to Netflix for games, whereby you pay a…

Roku is expected to release an updated lineup before the end of the year, which could include as many as five streaming devices. The company will reportedly forgo its numerical naming scheme and instead switch to model names like ‘Express’,…

Less than two weeks after eliminating “confusing” data plans and moving to a single, unlimited data option, T-Mobile has modified its new plan to offer additional perks (some of which come at a premium).

Twitter earlier this year secured the rights to exclusively livestream select NFL football games during the upcoming 2016 regular season. Now, the microblogging platform is reportedly looking to make good use of the partnership by getting its app – and…

Netflixing alone can get lonely, so can we combine the best of both worlds? Yes, by watching the same Netflix program together in different places. Win, win, my friends. But it's not the most clear cut thing to achieve.